Events for Thursday, March 21, 2013
Thursday, March 21, 20136:15 AM - 7 AM
Wellness Center Group Exercise Room 272/274801 Princeton St. - Grand Forks, ND 58202
Sunrise Yoga
Level I
Start your morning off bright and early in this guided class that will tone, stretch, and strengthen your body. You will leave this class with sustainable energy to carry you through your day. It is better than a cup of coffee! Classes are held on Tuesday and Thursday at 6:15 a.m. (45 minutes).
Group Exercise classes are free for Wellness Center members!
Thursday, March 21, 20136:30 AM - 7:15 AM
Wellness Center Cycling Room 282801 Princeton St. - Grand Forks, ND 58202
Wake Up & Cycle
Level II
Jump-start your morning with us and cycle your way to a great day. Indoor cycling with motivating music, videos, disco lights, and black lights, too! Pedal through a fun cardiovascular workout! Classes are held on Monday, Thursday & Friday at 6:30 a.m.
Group Exercise classes are free for Wellness Center members!
Thursday, March 21, 20137:15 AM - 8 AM
Wellness Center Group Exercise Room 272/274801 Princeton St. - Grand Forks, ND 58202
Level III
The One Stop Body Shock™ is a "Plateau Proof Fitness Formula" that helps you to create continuity, consistency and challenge in each and every R.I.P.P.E.D. class. The components of R.I.P.P.E.D.—Resistance, Intervals, Power, Plyometrics, Endurance and Diet—help you attain and maintain your physique in ways that are fun, safe, effective, and achievable. R.I.P.P.E.D. is tough yet doable; it will absolutely challenge your levels of fitness and endurance! Classes are held on Tuesday and Thursday…
Thursday, March 21, 20139 AM - 5 PM
North Dakota Museum of Art 261 Centennial Dr. - Grand Forks, ND 58202

Dan Jones is a painter of place, his own place, the utterly flat landscape of the Red River Valley and the rolling hills that flank the forty-mile-wide and two-hundred-mile-long Valley, which isn’t a valley at all but the flood plain of the ancient Lake Agassiz. Meandering through the Valley today is the Red River of the North, slowly making its way from its source at the northeastern tip of South Dakota to the Hudson Bay,…
Thursday, March 21, 20139 AM - 5 PM
North Dakota Museum of Art 261 Centennial Dr. - Grand Forks, ND 58202

Timothy Ray was born in 1940 in Indian Head, Saskatchewan, Canada. Ray received his BFA from the University of Manitoba, and his MFA in in 1969 from the University of Arkansas, Little Rock. He taught at Minnesota State University Moorhead from 1970 until 1997.
The exhibition will be on display through April 7, 2013.
Thursday, March 21, 20139 AM - 3 PM
Memorial Union 2901 University Ave. - Grand Forks, ND 58202

Who Needs Feminism is a campaign designed to combat stereotypes and promote equality, diversity, respect, and social justice at UND and beyond. Participants write down a response to the following prompt: "I need feminism because . . ." and then take a photograph with their statement. All members of the UND community are invited to stop by the Who Needs Feminism table in Memorial Union on Thursday, March 21st from 9-3 to write down a statement…
Thursday, March 21, 201310 AM
Grand Forks Public Library 2110 Library Circle - Grand Forks, ND 58201

Grand Forks Public Library Toddler Storytime. Storytime includes picture books, finger plays, songs, and puppet plays. It is for children up to age 3, and lasts about 20 minutes. Babies are welcome.
Thursday, March 21, 201310 AM - 11 AM
Capture the moment by recording your feedback to student assignments, creating a lecture or mini-lesson, or demonstrating a process. These new screen-capture tools allow you to narrate while showing images on the screen—or you can choose to narrate only. The finished recordings are quickly and easily linked in your course, and you can track which students are watching them. Students can also use these tools to complete assignments such as interviewing someone in the field,…
Thursday, March 21, 201310 AM - 11:30 AM
Memorial Union River Valley Room2901 University Ave. - Grand Forks, ND 58202

From 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday through Friday, the Writers Conference will host its annual public readings. Each reader should be prepared to read for five minutes. Additional time may be used at the discretion of the readings coordinator, but out of respect for your fellow readers, please plan to limit your material to five minutes.
Readings will be held in the River Valley Room at UND’s Memorial Union. For more information contact Heidi Czerwiec.
Thursday, March 21, 201310:30 AM - 11:30 AM
McCannel 2802891 2nd Ave N - Grand Forks, ND 58202

Graduating soon? Got a job lined up? Know where to start? Well, start with us! Join us for helpful tips on searching for a job and how to network.
Thursday, March 21, 201311 AM - 4 PM
Memorial Union Loading Dock2901 University Ave. - Grand Forks, ND 58202
Are you graduating in May? The UND Grad Expo will help you get ready to graduate. The Expo will be held Thursday, March 21, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Memorial Union Loading Dock.
The UND Bookstore will be available with regalia you can purchase, along with other commencement items such as class rings, diploma covers, frames and invitations. A representative from the Registrar’s Office will be available to verify your degree and…
Thursday, March 21, 201311 AM
Leonard room 10081 Cornell St. - Grand Forks, ND 58202
Graham Tobin, a nationally recognized environmental geographer and professor in the Department of Geography, Environment and Planning, and Vice Provost for Strategic and Budget Planning at the University of South Florida, will visit UND March 21-23. He will present at the Forum for Contemporary Geographic Issues on Thursday March 21, at 11 a.m. in 100 Leonard Hall. His presentation is titled “Chronic Hazards: The Cascading Impacts of Volcano Disasters in Ecuador.”
During his visit, Tobin…
Thursday, March 21, 201312 PM
Memorial Union Ballroom2901 University Ave. - Grand Forks, ND 58202

Panel: Diving into the Wreck
Nick Flynn, Cheryl Strayed, and Ed Bok Lee
Moderator: Steven Morrison
The 44th Annual Writers Conference, "A Portrait of an Artist" will run March 19-23.
Each year, literature lovers from all over North Dakota and beyond attend this event to listen to panel discussions, readings and ask questions of internationally prominent authors.
The lineup for this year's authors and artists include Cheryl Strayed, Nick Flynn, Ed Bok Lee, Dorothy Allison,…
Thursday, March 21, 201312:30 PM - 1:30 PM
McCannel 2802891 2nd Ave N - Grand Forks, ND 58202

Graduating soon? Got a job lined up? Know where to start? Well, start with us! Join us for helpful tips on searching for a job and how to network.
Thursday, March 21, 20131 PM - 3 PM
Memorial Union 3rd Floor Lounge2901 University Ave. - Grand Forks, ND 58202
Coffee, Cookies & Conversation is a weekly event that is held for nontraditional students* and is also open to other faculty, staff and students. A featured guest may be present to lead an informal discussion. This gathering is designed to exchange ideas as well as to share valuable information about programs, and resources available to students. If you or someone you know qualifies as a nontraditional student, we ask that you encourage them to attend…
Thursday, March 21, 20131 PM - 2:30 PM
Facilities Building Lunchroom3791 Campus Road - Grand Forks, ND 58202
Please join us for a retirement reception in honor of Rod Scilley, journeyman electrician, at the Facilities Management lunchroom Thursday, March 21, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Rod has been with UND Facilities for 32 years. Please join us as we wish him well.
Thursday, March 21, 20132 PM
Hughes Fine Arts 2023350 Campus Rd. - Grand Forks, ND 58202
The Dept. of Music and Royce Blackburn present a vocal performance by music students. The event will be held in the Josephine Campbell Recital Hall of the Hughes Fine Arts Center at 2 PM. The event is free and open to the public.
Thursday, March 21, 20132 PM
Memorial Union Ballroom2901 University Ave. - Grand Forks, ND 58202

Join host Jack Russell Weinstein as he interviews Mary Jo Bang for broadcast on Prairie Public’s Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life. For more details about Why?, visit www.whyradioshow.org. Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/whyradioshow and Twitter @whyradioshow. For more information on the UND Writers Conference, visit www.undwritersconference.org.
The 44th Annual Writers Conference, "A Portrait of an Artist" will run March 19-23.
Each year, literature lovers from all over North Dakota and beyond attend this…
Thursday, March 21, 20133 PM - 4 PM
Memorial Union Badlands Room2901 University Ave. - Grand Forks, ND 58202
The University community is invited to participate in open forums to discuss the current status of the research strategic plan, “Aiming Over the Horizon: The Great Plains and Beyond.” Representatives from the Division of Research and Economic Development will review the five major strategic goals and provide an update on their perception of accomplishments for each goal. This time will also be used for community feedback, which is very critical to move the University…
Thursday, March 21, 20133:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Education room 113231 Centennial Dr. - Grand Forks, ND 58202
Graham Tobin, a nationally recognized environmental geographer and professor in the Department of Geography, Environment and Planning, and Vice Provost for Strategic and Budget Planning at the University of South Florida, will visit UND March 21-23.
Tobin's final lecture will focus on “Sustainable Mitigation: Finding a Comfort Level with Risk” – Friday, March 22, noon to 12:50 p.m., 157 O’Kelly-Ireland Hall.
In addition to giving lectures, Tobin will meet with faculty and students. On Saturday,…